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Renewing A Driving License

Disclaimer

Reference to the UAE Cabinet Decision (30) of 2017 on traffic and traffic safety services, the fees of driving licenses and vehicles are changed. For more information please visit https://www.rta.ae/links/lic-updates.pdf or contact RTA call centre on the following number: 8009090.

Eligibility

Individual customers, citizens and residents, are eligible to apply for this service

Required documents

All nationalities

For customer younger than 21 years old

Original Emirates ID

For customers older than 21 years old

Original Emirates ID

Eye test (The validity of the eye test is 3 years from the date of issuance).

Output

Renewed driving license.

Service fees

If the customer is younger than 21-years-old

100 AED for renewing a driver license

+ 20 AED knowledge and innovation fees.

If the customer is older than 21-years-old

300 AED for renewing a driver license

+ 20 AED knowledge and innovation fees.

Note: The fine for the delay in renewing the driving license for less than 10 years is 10 AED per month, with a maximum of 500 AED. In the case of its expiration for more than 10 years, the customer is only allowed to renew it after passing the evaluation test.

FAQs

Question 1: If the customer is on visit visa and has an expired Dubai driving license, can he renew the driving license?

Answer 1: No, the customer must have a valid ID card.

Question 2: If the driving license is issued in Dubai and the visa is from another emirate, can the customer renew the driving license online?

Answer 2: Yes, the customer can renew the license online after making sure that all the details of the traffic file are updated on the traffic system according to the new residence visa.

Question 3: If the customer submits the photo to the optician and does the renewal online, which photo will appear on the new driving license?

Answer 3: As per the policy, only the Emirates ID photo will be used. However, if the said photo was not extracted for a certain reason, the customer can use a photo from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, a picture from the camera or can even scan any other photo.

· Question 4: What is the procedure in case there are missing information when applying for the license?

Answer 4: If the customer applies for the license online with missing information or documents, the office team sends him an SMS to provide the details.